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president, how big is this scheme? well, here's what our own permanent subcommittee on investigations has told us: "experts have estimated that the total loss to the treasury from offshore tax evasion alone approaches $100 billion per year, including $40 billion to $70 billion from individuals and another $30 billion from corporations engaging in offshore tax evasion. abusive tax shelters add tens of billions of dollars more." mr. president, you want to lock in these abuses? you prefer to pay more in taxes yourself so that people can engage in these scams? vote for this amendment. vote for the legislation that's before us. vote for what is on the floor because you'll protect them forever more. mr. president, i end as i began. this is perhaps the most ill-conceived, ill-considered, internally inconsistent legislation that i have ever seen in my 25 years in the united states senate. i hope my colleagues have the wisdom to vote "no." i thank the chair and yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator indiana. mr. co
president, how big is this scheme? well, here's what our own permanent subcommittee on investigations has told us: "experts have estimated that the total loss to the treasury from offshore tax evasion alone approaches $100 billion per year, including $40 billion to $70 billion from individuals and another $30 billion from corporations engaging in offshore tax evasion. abusive tax shelters add tens of billions of dollars more." mr. president, you want to lock in these abuses? you...
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serious crediblethat t big substantial thing to do with theges debt, you're in big trouble. li so i would submit to the biggest's one ve issue is not the debt limit.raised. the debt limit is the easiest s we issue. that's when away from being too raised. our biggest issue is the debt and the fact is as we speak we shoul there's no plan in place to begin to do anything about it. our credit is in danger because of this amount so we should be substan focused on like a laser. to available a substantial plan the look like? let's take it from the weights of these credit companies. it has destabilized that since i4 trillion mht began to show deficits come down.h. do. we know 1.5 chilliness not enough. we know for trillion might beence. enough. this is what we need to do. so how do you do th'sis?hat hav t o i do get their? it's not rocket science. it's a pretty simple mix of mone to things that have to happen. you have to stop spending three you k and you can't use any more money than you have. if you're in debt and you keeply goi firing, a lot of more money thanhing you h you take
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so it came as a pretty big shock that you, mr. president -- i'm still on my second shot on the free shot. he is now asking me to quit talking, start shooting. but i would say it comes as a pretty big shock to those workers that yourself and the democratic members in both chambers would direct an attack on this industry. and this is true that i don't know how many members of the senate, not too many. my word, i don't know how many members of the house, i have heard that corporate jet, corporate jet. it has a ring to it i guess. but at any rate, why would you repeal a tax provision that has contributeed to job creation at a time of severe economic downturn, in fact, the one that you actually suggested? but there's more, there's more, mr. president, your ball. on top of this budget negotiators are considering implementing user fees on general aviation as a way to generate revenue. we have been down that road. let me be very clear. if user fees on general aviation are implemented, we could very well see the beginning of the end for th
so it came as a pretty big shock that you, mr. president -- i'm still on my second shot on the free shot. he is now asking me to quit talking, start shooting. but i would say it comes as a pretty big shock to those workers that yourself and the democratic members in both chambers would direct an attack on this industry. and this is true that i don't know how many members of the senate, not too many. my word, i don't know how many members of the house, i have heard that corporate jet, corporate...
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that's the big sticking point here in the united states senate. we need to know that if there is a trigger that is used, an automatic way in which money is going to be held back, that money has to be held back in a fair and balanced way, which means you don't just cut. you also have to have the threat of revenue. because if you don't have the threat of revenue, then the side that only wants to cut can just wait for nothing to happen, and the cuts take place automatically. there's no threat to them. there's no leverage to them to come to agreement on the other things. that's reasonableness, i believe, mr. president. i think what we're looking for here is reasonable. it is fair. and it is balanced. mr. president, the house strategy has been essentially not to negotiate. not to negotiate. now, we also know that there are a lot of misstatements out here. senator reid just corrected one a moment ago about a deal. in addition to that, we keep hearing people say that there's no plan. the president doesn't have a plan, that nothing's been reduced to writi
that's the big sticking point here in the united states senate. we need to know that if there is a trigger that is used, an automatic way in which money is going to be held back, that money has to be held back in a fair and balanced way, which means you don't just cut. you also have to have the threat of revenue. because if you don't have the threat of revenue, then the side that only wants to cut can just wait for nothing to happen, and the cuts take place automatically. there's no threat to...
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it reminds me of "too big to tpaeug" the movie -- too big to fail, the movie. they got all the money and then didn't spend a dime on it with helping with mortgages. the damage we're doing to our aviation system is incredibly real. and if we fail to act in a timely manner, it may be so devastating as to become irreversible. when you think about it, it does make sense. if you operate on somebody and cut beyond a certain point, you can't reverse the damage. with so much pain being inflicted on so many, you may ask why my republican colleagues have refused reputed requests to pass a clean extension, something we have done 20 times in the past four years. they are willing evidently to hurt so many of the benefit -- so many people for the benefit of one company. it's called delta airlines. the chairman of the house transportation committee has stated publicly the house-inserted language on the essential air service program, we need that to leverage the senate on including provisions on relating to the national mediation board. now, what do i mean by that? what they s
it reminds me of "too big to tpaeug" the movie -- too big to fail, the movie. they got all the money and then didn't spend a dime on it with helping with mortgages. the damage we're doing to our aviation system is incredibly real. and if we fail to act in a timely manner, it may be so devastating as to become irreversible. when you think about it, it does make sense. if you operate on somebody and cut beyond a certain point, you can't reverse the damage. with so much pain being...
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until then, a big tank is for studio audience in a big tank is to former massachusetts governor, mitt romney. [applause] fcc commissioner robert mcdowell on the fcc's actions this week to begin cracking down on unauthorized service charges on consumers phone bills. that and other issues in front of the sec on "the communicators" on c-span2. >> have you ever visited the library of congress? over 2 million people have a now this is your chance to tour the world's largest library. tonight joined c-span for a look inside the library of congress. we will take you into the great hall and explore the main reading rooms. you will find unique books and the rare books and special collections including original books from thomas jefferson's personal collection and we'll see how the libraries using modern technology to discover hidden secrets and to preserve its holdings for future generations. join us for the library of congress tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span. >> the senate has completed its business for the day and will gavel and tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.. earlier on the floor
until then, a big tank is for studio audience in a big tank is to former massachusetts governor, mitt romney. [applause] fcc commissioner robert mcdowell on the fcc's actions this week to begin cracking down on unauthorized service charges on consumers phone bills. that and other issues in front of the sec on "the communicators" on c-span2. >> have you ever visited the library of congress? over 2 million people have a now this is your chance to tour the world's largest library....
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the floor here from the state of pennsylvania has come in and said defaulting on the debt is not that big a deal. it can be, quote in his words, easily managed. does the senator from arizona agree with that thinking? mr. mccain: as the senator may know, i came to the floor a couple of days ago and made that comment, and the senator from illinois and i are in agreement, point number one. you can prioritize -- i think the senator and every economist i know literally would agree. you can prioritize for awhile where you want what remaining money is left. but the message you send to the world, not just our markets but to the world, that the united states of america is going to default on its debts is a totally unacceptable scenario and beneath a great nation. we are in agreement, number one. mr. durbin: amen. mr. mccain: number two is that to insist, to insist that any agreement is based on the passage through the united states senate of a balanced budget amendment to the constitution of the united states, as i said before, is not fair to the american people because, because the terrible obstr
the floor here from the state of pennsylvania has come in and said defaulting on the debt is not that big a deal. it can be, quote in his words, easily managed. does the senator from arizona agree with that thinking? mr. mccain: as the senator may know, i came to the floor a couple of days ago and made that comment, and the senator from illinois and i are in agreement, point number one. you can prioritize -- i think the senator and every economist i know literally would agree. you can...
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i'm paying taxes big time all my life. now the thing is, i am so upset with the ignorance with the calls that come in and it's devastating to say that the rich are helping the poor to get jobs is absolutely ludicrous. i am so upset because there's a goal to tear down the little guy, of course, and then, of course, the goal is to destroy obama which is unspeakable. the middle class and the poor are suffering. and all because of money, money, money. that's what's so upsetting to me. >> guest: well, there's absolutely no question that there's a growing gap between the have's and have not's in the world and in the united states as well. and it's not just an issue of wealth, although that's clearly one of the issues. it's also an issue of education, which is going to have profound impacts on us in the future. importantly, the comprehensive tax reform that's outlined in the comeback america restoring fiscal insanity report under both frame works anyone who makes something above the poverty level will pay something. those who end
i'm paying taxes big time all my life. now the thing is, i am so upset with the ignorance with the calls that come in and it's devastating to say that the rich are helping the poor to get jobs is absolutely ludicrous. i am so upset because there's a goal to tear down the little guy, of course, and then, of course, the goal is to destroy obama which is unspeakable. the middle class and the poor are suffering. and all because of money, money, money. that's what's so upsetting to me. >>...
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on the one hand we have people who say the government has grown too big. republicans are saying we cannot afford it anymore. it is hurting the economy. it's a vision for the future that is very, very different from our colleagues across the aisle who basically see government as much more engaged in the process and don't want to cut back on a number of programs, a number of initiatives, a number of policies that have been put in place over a number of years. and it's not quite that clearly divided by this aisle. there are people on both sides that have shades of one way or shades of the other way. but the reality is, if we look around the world and we lack at models as to what makes economies flourish and what makes governments financially stable, we see that an overgrowth of promises, an overpromising parliaments and congresses finally brings us to the point where you no longer can afford what you promise people. that's where we are now. and so without putting those practices in place, i fear that whatever we do won't be sufficient. we'll get the downgrade
on the one hand we have people who say the government has grown too big. republicans are saying we cannot afford it anymore. it is hurting the economy. it's a vision for the future that is very, very different from our colleagues across the aisle who basically see government as much more engaged in the process and don't want to cut back on a number of programs, a number of initiatives, a number of policies that have been put in place over a number of years. and it's not quite that clearly...
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saving now, they're lots of ways to cur the deficit, but saving taxpayer subsidies for big oil while anda medicare is not in my mind a solution. it makes no sense, mr. president to get a taxpayer-funded subsidb to the big five oil companies ol earning $12 billion in profits o month. they are going to earn aboutbils $144 billion in profits this year alone and say to families, you have to sacrifice even morea now, those on the other side ofs the aisle would tell the middle-class student whose family earns the medium family income of a little over 50,000yt dead now, you can't go to fede college. you can get a g pell grant fromn the federal government, but exxon mobil, a company that wils earn $42.6 billion in profits this year it needs government assistance. and they will continue to comean to this solar, look america int the eye and say that somehow is common phase deficit reduction. mr. president, there simply is no common sense explanation for balancing the budget on the backs of working families and ke that a multibillion dollarsp oin companies keep billions in tax payer dollars.bat
saving now, they're lots of ways to cur the deficit, but saving taxpayer subsidies for big oil while anda medicare is not in my mind a solution. it makes no sense, mr. president to get a taxpayer-funded subsidb to the big five oil companies ol earning $12 billion in profits o month. they are going to earn aboutbils $144 billion in profits this year alone and say to families, you have to sacrifice even morea now, those on the other side ofs the aisle would tell the middle-class student whose...
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but we can take a big step in the right direction. that's really what our country men and women want us to do. i'm glad that i got to hear part of the senators speech. i'm glad i have a chance to commend him for this leadership on the vexing and important problem that we need to deal with. >> i thank the senator. i yield the floor. >> u.s. senate today voted to continue moving forward with a nonbinding measure saying those earning more than $1 million should contribute more to federal debt reduction. they passed the motion to limit the debate, 74-22. after the vote, senate democratic leader harry reid announced no more votes in the senate. arizona republican said the senate gave up a week long 4th of july recess to work on debt ceiling and isn't accomplishing anything. we begin with kay hutchinson who opposes any tax relief. >> senate hutchinson, i was wondering the view that we've been terribly over worked this week. i understand that we canceled our 4th of july recess in order to get back here and get to work and do the people's bus
but we can take a big step in the right direction. that's really what our country men and women want us to do. i'm glad that i got to hear part of the senators speech. i'm glad i have a chance to commend him for this leadership on the vexing and important problem that we need to deal with. >> i thank the senator. i yield the floor. >> u.s. senate today voted to continue moving forward with a nonbinding measure saying those earning more than $1 million should contribute more to...
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i hope our big vote here in the? senate and get this country bace on a more sound fiscal footinger and on a path where we canesid onate jobs and get the economy growing. budget a mr. president, i yield thece on floor. august 2. >> mr. president, we're going to move to a debate on the budget deficit. the the proposal before it was propa enacted by the house yesterday in a virtually partisan rollcall with maybe one or two i exceptions. the republicans passed a proposal which they haveloor of characterized as typed, cabin to balance. and they will bring it to the target floor of the senate forhe consideration.ba budge the price project spending is ig targets in cuts in spending forh the years to come and also to include in the conversation the balanced budget amendment. now, it is interesting the way they approach it because the i balanced budget amendment is literally an amendment to the constitution of the united the states than those of us who take birth seriously a nice enough every member of congress in ther senate
i hope our big vote here in the? senate and get this country bace on a more sound fiscal footinger and on a path where we canesid onate jobs and get the economy growing. budget a mr. president, i yield thece on floor. august 2. >> mr. president, we're going to move to a debate on the budget deficit. the the proposal before it was propa enacted by the house yesterday in a virtually partisan rollcall with maybe one or two i exceptions. the republicans passed a proposal which they haveloor...
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we make a big deal out of some items around here, but we don't make a big deal when it comes to something that we can actually effect and cause us, as a body, to do the things that we need to do. so, mr. president -- or, presiding officer, look, i'm very disappointed in the united states senate. i'm very disappointed in the white house. i'm very disappointed in all of us. i'm very disappointed in the childish behavior that this body has continued to exude over the course of this entire year. i'm very disappointed that we would even consider going on with spending taxpayer resources and not sitting down and making tough decisions. i'm very disappointed, candidly, that both sides of the aisle only want it their way. i don't think this great country was created the way that it was so that one side of the aisle got it exactly the way they wanted it. i think this body was created to be -- quote -- "the greatest deliberative body in the country" and yet we don't do that. we don't act that way. we don't debate tough issues. we hide, all of us -- we hide and we let our leadership concoct ways to
we make a big deal out of some items around here, but we don't make a big deal when it comes to something that we can actually effect and cause us, as a body, to do the things that we need to do. so, mr. president -- or, presiding officer, look, i'm very disappointed in the united states senate. i'm very disappointed in the white house. i'm very disappointed in all of us. i'm very disappointed in the childish behavior that this body has continued to exude over the course of this entire year....
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government has gotten too big it, has grown too fast. it is spinning out of control, i think, in the minds *f most americans, and they want to see us rein it in and get government spending and debt under control. i read yesterday on the floor, but i want to read it again. ironically a letter i got from a boy scout are in south dakota who was earning his merit badge. he wrote me a letter and he said -- quote -- "i feel the federal government needs a balanced budget. if we don't, the debt gets larger each year. i feel there are two solutions for this. in our house, we are careful to only spend what my mom and dad earn. that needs come first and what is left is for wants. many times we were told no when we asked for s-fplgt with my allowance and lawn mowing money i donate it between saving and spending. i can't spend more than i make. end quote. i think there are a couple of very powerful observations in that statement, mr. president. the first is obviously that it's not lost on even this young american how important it is that you live wit
government has gotten too big it, has grown too fast. it is spinning out of control, i think, in the minds *f most americans, and they want to see us rein it in and get government spending and debt under control. i read yesterday on the floor, but i want to read it again. ironically a letter i got from a boy scout are in south dakota who was earning his merit badge. he wrote me a letter and he said -- quote -- "i feel the federal government needs a balanced budget. if we don't, the debt...
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that's how big it is. and there are six human beings up there doing research right now, and, you know, we have trials in the food and drug administration on drugs that have been developed on that international space station. the first one that's in trials right now is a vaccine for salmonella. another one that is getting ready to start trials is a vaccine for mrsa, it is the highly infectious bacterial disease in hospitals that we find so difficult to control because you can't get a kind of antibiotic that'll control it. so, mr. president, i just wanted to say for america's space team, a job well-done. a number of us, including senator hutchison and myself, had introduced and we passed last week the resolution commemorating the men and women of nasa and, indeed, their congratulations and commendations are certainly in order. -- on a job well-done. the space program lives -- the space program will go to greater heights. we will go to mars, and we will see americans venture out into the cosmos for even great
that's how big it is. and there are six human beings up there doing research right now, and, you know, we have trials in the food and drug administration on drugs that have been developed on that international space station. the first one that's in trials right now is a vaccine for salmonella. another one that is getting ready to start trials is a vaccine for mrsa, it is the highly infectious bacterial disease in hospitals that we find so difficult to control because you can't get a kind of...
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i hope they think big. i hope they swing for the fences and get a result and bring it back to us and let us consider it and hopefully -- hopefully enact it and get on to other things. we -- the debt is a major long-term problem, not just for our grandchildren but for us today. we have a bigger issue facing us, and that is the fact that we have had persistent unemployment in an economy that's not growing, and that's hurting too many people. so the sooner we swing for the fences and get a result and get our debt under control and deal with it in a bipartisan way, the better for the country and the quicker we will be able to get on to the larger question of jobs. of course, economists have made it clear to us that getting the debt under control has a lot to do with jobs, that when our total debt is as high as it is today, nearly 100% of our gross domestic product, that that probably costs us a million jobs a year. we can't solve all that in one day or one month, but we can take a big step in the right directio
i hope they think big. i hope they swing for the fences and get a result and bring it back to us and let us consider it and hopefully -- hopefully enact it and get on to other things. we -- the debt is a major long-term problem, not just for our grandchildren but for us today. we have a bigger issue facing us, and that is the fact that we have had persistent unemployment in an economy that's not growing, and that's hurting too many people. so the sooner we swing for the fences and get a result...
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the third tax that the democrats talk about raise segregate old favorite, big oil. this is so targeted, it only hits five companies out of the whole world. five american companies. so never mind we're punishing american businesses, american oil companies, who are the same businesses other companies all over the world. they're not being punished. but, no, we're going to attack american businesses who employ 9.2 million americans. we're going to say that they have to pay higher taxes than other businesses who are just like them. there are three particular tax provisions -- other businesses goat take in r&d tax credit. arnth we all for research and development in yes, but not in the oil and gas industry. where might they put that research and development money? welling for example, into ensuring when they sink a well-well deep in the gulf of mexico, it will be environmentally safe. no, you can't deduct that. all other businesses will be able to, but not you. what sense does that make? it's bad policy. how about the usual and necessary business expense, the deduction fo
the third tax that the democrats talk about raise segregate old favorite, big oil. this is so targeted, it only hits five companies out of the whole world. five american companies. so never mind we're punishing american businesses, american oil companies, who are the same businesses other companies all over the world. they're not being punished. but, no, we're going to attack american businesses who employ 9.2 million americans. we're going to say that they have to pay higher taxes than other...
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we have to tax the big oil companies. everybody knows you put the tax on, the next thing you know, you will be paying more tax when you fill up your car at the local service station. so think through who you're really going to hit with these taxes on millionaires and billionaires and big corporations, even the death tax. the death tax is part of the taxes the president would like to have rates go up on. go back to the 45% rate. that's almost half, 45% on the estates. now, a lot of these estates are small businesses, farms and ranches, and a lot of times they have to sell all or part of the business or the farm or the ranch in order to pay the estate tax. so who are you really hurting when you do this? i've got a friend who had a small printing business in phoenix, and he was one of the largest charitable givers in our community. a fine, wonderful man. his name was jerry wasadski. he created the business from nothing, moved out from new york city, had over 200 employees when he died. he had boys and girls clubs named after
we have to tax the big oil companies. everybody knows you put the tax on, the next thing you know, you will be paying more tax when you fill up your car at the local service station. so think through who you're really going to hit with these taxes on millionaires and billionaires and big corporations, even the death tax. the death tax is part of the taxes the president would like to have rates go up on. go back to the 45% rate. that's almost half, 45% on the estates. now, a lot of these estates...
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we can't get the big things going. the overarching issues and serving the discrimination issues are one of the things we deal with. if it's okay with you, i would like to take this opportunity to ask my colleague, leonard boswell, to take my seat. i would like to get out of town before the faa shuts down. [laughter] so thank you very, very much for the opportunity. [applause] >> not often you have the luxury of having a reserve congressman. [inaudible] >> congressman connolly haven't heard from you so if you'd like to her housemates be i know time is short. i just want to salute all of you for having this and the thought process. we are certainly in a crisis, and you all know that. and history is going to be written. what's it going to say? i was somewhat relieved, even as for mr. summers to leave town. i wonder what would have to do to get mr. geithner to leave. i'm glad to see them go back and do what he does well. he's a good professor. i would like to see the other gentleman go do what he does well. we are in a cri
we can't get the big things going. the overarching issues and serving the discrimination issues are one of the things we deal with. if it's okay with you, i would like to take this opportunity to ask my colleague, leonard boswell, to take my seat. i would like to get out of town before the faa shuts down. [laughter] so thank you very, very much for the opportunity. [applause] >> not often you have the luxury of having a reserve congressman. [inaudible] >> congressman connolly...
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this is a big step forward. it is a move that we believe is absolutely necessary, because many of us believe that we can't find their future congress and because we can find a future congress or a simple legislative act, through simple statute, to cut three or $4 billion right now in order to make sort of a down payment on the debt limit increase is a promise that could become illusory if it is not accompanied by something else. the one way that we can find a future conference -- congresses through a constitutional amendment. we are identifying here today that this is one way that we could raise the debt limit. some of us have signed a pledge saying that we would not raise the debt limit unless these conditions have been satisfied. i'm one of those people. others among us have not signed the pledge, but have indicated that they would be willing to raise the debt limit in this circumstance and i think senator roy blunt from missouri for making the suggestion a few weeks ago that we consider doing something like t
this is a big step forward. it is a move that we believe is absolutely necessary, because many of us believe that we can't find their future congress and because we can find a future congress or a simple legislative act, through simple statute, to cut three or $4 billion right now in order to make sort of a down payment on the debt limit increase is a promise that could become illusory if it is not accompanied by something else. the one way that we can find a future conference -- congresses...
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we could close all sorts of tax loopholes on corporate jets to big oil companies. that's a variety of ways that we could recapture the revenue that was essentially given away during the bush years, so there are ways to reduce the deficit. there absolutely are. i think that we will do that. we'll do it over time. my concern though is attaching two issues that should not be connecting as a way of pushing through areas of public policy that you can't get through under ordinary circumstances. >> host: a recent caller mentioned the penny solution, and we have that -- it's ruth cook who was on awhile ago. it's the one cent solution, onecentsolution.org. his proposal has been turned into legislation sponsored by republicans. >> guest: oh, good, i'd be interested to look at the website and the legislation. >> host: go to the c-span archives if you want to find out more about that. georgia caller, pete, where are you calling from? >> caller: hi, wasees, georgia. >> host: good morning. >> caller: you won't like what i have to say. >> guest: that's quite all right. fire away.
we could close all sorts of tax loopholes on corporate jets to big oil companies. that's a variety of ways that we could recapture the revenue that was essentially given away during the bush years, so there are ways to reduce the deficit. there absolutely are. i think that we will do that. we'll do it over time. my concern though is attaching two issues that should not be connecting as a way of pushing through areas of public policy that you can't get through under ordinary circumstances....
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indeed, that would just give a blank check to the big spenders. they could run for two years. and why is it so important to get a longer debt, bigger debt ceiling increase? and i also thought and believe we have an agreement that the debt ceiling shouldn't be increased more than spending is decreaseed. spending decreased over ten years. you cut $1 trillion, you raise the debt ceiling $1 trillion. we give you ten years on spending cuts, but immediately you get a $1 trillion increase in the debt ceiling. why are we in this fix? this is why. i hate to say it. this is why, there is no doubt about it. the president said last week the only bottom line that i have is that we extend this debt ceiling through the next election until
indeed, that would just give a blank check to the big spenders. they could run for two years. and why is it so important to get a longer debt, bigger debt ceiling increase? and i also thought and believe we have an agreement that the debt ceiling shouldn't be increased more than spending is decreaseed. spending decreased over ten years. you cut $1 trillion, you raise the debt ceiling $1 trillion. we give you ten years on spending cuts, but immediately you get a $1 trillion increase in the debt...
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it's a big sum of money. so we spend it in our expenditure levels, defense department, all the way through the agriculture department, everything in between, and we forgive or don't collect the same amount in the tax code. so who benefits from that? well, let's look at the basics. 70% of american taxpayers do not itemize on their tax returns. they file the standard return. they don't itemize. so the tax code doesn't mean anything to them. if there is a special deduction, unless it was a refundable tax credit -- rare category -- it doesn't help them. 70% of americans don't touch it. what are the biggest deductions under the u.s. tax code today? i in all my wisdom and education and experience on capitol hill, i raised my hand to the teacher and said well, it's the mortgage interest deduction, right? wrong. the biggest single deduction is the employers exclusion for health care premiums. so employers are able to exclude from income the amount of money they spend for health insurance for their employees. that's t
it's a big sum of money. so we spend it in our expenditure levels, defense department, all the way through the agriculture department, everything in between, and we forgive or don't collect the same amount in the tax code. so who benefits from that? well, let's look at the basics. 70% of american taxpayers do not itemize on their tax returns. they file the standard return. they don't itemize. so the tax code doesn't mean anything to them. if there is a special deduction, unless it was a...
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the president talked about big things but i think the american public expects more than a big speech. the congressional budget office says they cannot score a speech there is no plan by the president. we are two weeks out. there is no budget by the senate. the american public expects us to get back to work. expects us to get a job done. today you'll see a bill on the floor that is straightforward. no more budget tricks, no more accounting gimmicks, no more lies to the american people. with me curb it and cut it and balance it for the future. the democrats sit back and say somehow they're opposed to a balanced budget. 16 years ago if they had that one more vote we wouldn't be here today. i want you to all imagine for one moment -- imagined that vote passed, what would our press conference be about today? would westbound investing in something. would westbound worried about unemployment? would westbound wondering about how big america is growing? well, now is the opportunity. we welcome democrats to join dawes but if they don't we'll pass it on our own. that is the contrast. that is the
the president talked about big things but i think the american public expects more than a big speech. the congressional budget office says they cannot score a speech there is no plan by the president. we are two weeks out. there is no budget by the senate. the american public expects us to get back to work. expects us to get a job done. today you'll see a bill on the floor that is straightforward. no more budget tricks, no more accounting gimmicks, no more lies to the american people. with me...
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minority contractors are going to have a big impact. then it takes us to the government will definitely slow down or not pay at all contractors, whether it's the big defense guys that employ thousands and thousands of people or is it not going to pay the small to medium-size business like in my own state that does information technology? now, we are about to destroy the reputation and solvency of the united states of america. we are about to destroy the reputation and solvency of the united states of america not only for one day, but for a decade and maybe the rest of the century. and this is not being done by an outside power. we're spending $700 billion on defense, and we're destroying ourselves by a self-inflicted wound because of political dysfunction, political rigidity and political ideology. what the heck is this? and i could even use more intense language. what we are about to do -- we cannot allow this to happen. so i say to my colleagues, look, one of my colleagues said to me yesterday, senator mikulski, what would it take to
minority contractors are going to have a big impact. then it takes us to the government will definitely slow down or not pay at all contractors, whether it's the big defense guys that employ thousands and thousands of people or is it not going to pay the small to medium-size business like in my own state that does information technology? now, we are about to destroy the reputation and solvency of the united states of america. we are about to destroy the reputation and solvency of the united...
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there is a hell of a big difference. .. this is all good, there was nothing intrinsically sound about having backend the good old days the democratic party that encompassed both pros segregation southerners and of northeast liberals. we submit the overlap and the cohesiveness but he said this was nonsense and we have a more educated electorate we have less crosscutting relationships where we fight during the day about one issue and have bureau of might and our friends on other issues and this is something jim talked about every issue becomes left and right and predictable we are less likely to hover locations where our enemies become friends. there's a saying that they are enemies, we marry them and nothing of those sort of crosscutting relationships are the essential to keep those societies together and now, you know, they've got match.com, one of the things the match people on mr. politics and there's few locations in d.c. where enemies are friends and the sites get mixed up. >> it's a tolerance issue i think the competit
there is a hell of a big difference. .. this is all good, there was nothing intrinsically sound about having backend the good old days the democratic party that encompassed both pros segregation southerners and of northeast liberals. we submit the overlap and the cohesiveness but he said this was nonsense and we have a more educated electorate we have less crosscutting relationships where we fight during the day about one issue and have bureau of might and our friends on other issues and this...
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and compromises have already occurred, big compromises. most of us on this side of the aisle really believe that the way we get at our long-term debt structure is a responsible approach that includes some revenues. now, i'm advocating cleaning out the goodies in the tax code so we can lower some tax rates. i don't understand how you can at the same time vote to gut the medicare program and vote to continue writing checks to big oil. i cannot imagine that i would vote to keep writing a taxpayer check to the most wealthy and profitable corporations in the history of the world at the same time i was voting to put medicare on a voucher program. saying to seniors, you know, if you're 83 and you got three chronic illnesses and you run out of medicare coverage, you're on your own. i can't imagine doing that. but we compromised. we compromised and said, okay, we'll set revenues aside for now. you won't vote for revenues, republican party, members of the house in the republican party you'll not vote for revenues, we tack revenues off the table. so
and compromises have already occurred, big compromises. most of us on this side of the aisle really believe that the way we get at our long-term debt structure is a responsible approach that includes some revenues. now, i'm advocating cleaning out the goodies in the tax code so we can lower some tax rates. i don't understand how you can at the same time vote to gut the medicare program and vote to continue writing checks to big oil. i cannot imagine that i would vote to keep writing a taxpayer...
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. >> this is a big deal. in i don't dig it should be trivialized and i think it is one area where there is not enough done that there is not enough central administration of budget authority. >> ride, so i will stick with national intelligence manager. and, i think the challenge is that we do face a much more difficult vegetarian byram and then we did in the last few years and i fully appreciate that reality. i've seen it in my role at nsa where i have been part of the senior leadership meetings about how nsa is going to react and respond to the budget constraints that we are likely to face, that we will face. the question will be, how do we make sure that we are focusing on the right priorities as a community and how do we achieve efficiencies where we can in order to meet the challenge that the current budget environment proposes? >> well, you see, from my point of view counterterrorism is extraordinarily important. is vital to the protection of the homeland. therefore having a strategy and an approach to i
. >> this is a big deal. in i don't dig it should be trivialized and i think it is one area where there is not enough done that there is not enough central administration of budget authority. >> ride, so i will stick with national intelligence manager. and, i think the challenge is that we do face a much more difficult vegetarian byram and then we did in the last few years and i fully appreciate that reality. i've seen it in my role at nsa where i have been part of the senior...
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those are the big ones. that was the sum and stance of s the sum and stains of what they came up for. what are entitlement programs? things that we're entitled to by virginia tie of our age, if we are 65 years of age, we paid into social security, medicare, we may be eligible -- will be eligible in all likelihood for medicare f we're disabled, totally disabled to work, we'll be eligible for medicare, even before age 65. if we paid into social security for a number of years, we'll be eligible foyer early retirement for sact age 62. we can take it at 67 for full retirement benefits, which i think are roughly about $2,000 per month max, something like that. but anyway, those are some things -- medicare, medicaid, social security are entitlement programs. they said they should all be on the table. they did not propose using social security to balance the budget but what they did say is say we've got a long-term problem in social security with the imbalance between now the amount of money that is coming into soci
those are the big ones. that was the sum and stance of s the sum and stains of what they came up for. what are entitlement programs? things that we're entitled to by virginia tie of our age, if we are 65 years of age, we paid into social security, medicare, we may be eligible -- will be eligible in all likelihood for medicare f we're disabled, totally disabled to work, we'll be eligible for medicare, even before age 65. if we paid into social security for a number of years, we'll be eligible...
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i believe our constitutional responsibility is not being fulfilled if we end up with some big-deal big on august 1, and we're told it's got to be passed by august 2, and you can find out what's in it after we pass it. i'm not there. count me out. senator toomey, we had more people wanting to get on the budget committee this year. they were so excited. it was the most wanted committee to be on in the entire senate, and we've not done anything. you were selected to be on the committee, which is a tribute to your experience. i guess i would ask you, how do you feel about where we are? mr. toomey: senator sessions, first of all, thank you for raising this issue because i do think this is a very, very important issue. many of us wanted to be on the budget committee because we see what a critical moment our country is in. we see the very dire straits that we have put ourselves in because of the fiscal irresponsibility of washington. and some of us believe that we don't have a lot of time to get this in order. and so i was looking forward to the opportunity to serve on the committee that woul
i believe our constitutional responsibility is not being fulfilled if we end up with some big-deal big on august 1, and we're told it's got to be passed by august 2, and you can find out what's in it after we pass it. i'm not there. count me out. senator toomey, we had more people wanting to get on the budget committee this year. they were so excited. it was the most wanted committee to be on in the entire senate, and we've not done anything. you were selected to be on the committee, which is a...
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so let's start soda with the big picture. here we are several years out of the financial crisis and you talk about some of the liquid fx. mr. bernanke talked about the risk this week, some of the problems that particularly persistent, seem to be continuing and may raise the risk that the slow down that we seem to be experiencing at the moment process. what anxiety level do you think is appropriate for the public and our policymakers right now as we look out to the risk that we see that seem to be percolating over the horizon on any number of different fronts? >> well, i think these are risks but they are subject to our control and influence. if we take some action and make some decisions. i think with the housing market we still have a low level from. these loans need to be restructured whether it makes economic sense for the distressed borrower can make an economically viable payment or if not, there needs to be relocation assistance or some other mechanism to clear the market. .. the industry, this is another promise aligne
so let's start soda with the big picture. here we are several years out of the financial crisis and you talk about some of the liquid fx. mr. bernanke talked about the risk this week, some of the problems that particularly persistent, seem to be continuing and may raise the risk that the slow down that we seem to be experiencing at the moment process. what anxiety level do you think is appropriate for the public and our policymakers right now as we look out to the risk that we see that seem to...
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in this very tight budget, it's a big challenge. we dealt with some cuts that had to be dealt with, but how we balance this with personnel and ensuring that we have a robust system and making sure the benefits are there, at the same time how do we balance with some of the infrastructure. i have a more detailed question that i'll submit for the record, but that's the gist of my question, how will you manage that to make sure we have the fighting men and women that we need but at the same time deal with some severe budget constraints. so i'll just submit that for the record, if that's okay. >> okay, senator. thanks. >> thank you very much. good luck. >> senator graham? >> thank you, mr. chairman. congratulations on your nomination. i know you'll do a good job, and your family is proud, and this is a special time in your life. but iraq. there are increasing reports coming from iraq that iran is introducing weapons into iraq and to shiite hands, iups and more rockets. is that generally true? >> i've heard both general austin and others
in this very tight budget, it's a big challenge. we dealt with some cuts that had to be dealt with, but how we balance this with personnel and ensuring that we have a robust system and making sure the benefits are there, at the same time how do we balance with some of the infrastructure. i have a more detailed question that i'll submit for the record, but that's the gist of my question, how will you manage that to make sure we have the fighting men and women that we need but at the same time...
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but he was bold and he was willing to take big, big leaps. i guess back to his early days as a broad jumper he was willing to take big, big leaps. as a staff perpendicular, he was extraordinary to work for. i've told the story of opening day. a few of us were in on that news but it had to be very closely held because you'd have created a run on all those banks if word had leaked. so even many of his staff people had no idea this was going on until he announced it. so that was kind of a shocker, and made -- it made for an interesting time to be a staff person. now, on another occasion he had a couple of raccoons bothering his -- on his property and they were bothering some -- a den of baby foxes and he didn't want the baby foxes to be killed by the raccoons so he took out a shotgun, went down to the end of his property and shot the two raccoons and then climbed this the car with his state trooper and headed off to work and of course described this exciting episode of his morning and the trooper said to him, governor, don't you realize that it'
but he was bold and he was willing to take big, big leaps. i guess back to his early days as a broad jumper he was willing to take big, big leaps. as a staff perpendicular, he was extraordinary to work for. i've told the story of opening day. a few of us were in on that news but it had to be very closely held because you'd have created a run on all those banks if word had leaked. so even many of his staff people had no idea this was going on until he announced it. so that was kind of a shocker,...
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as early as next year we will see human space flight in the suborbital -- these are big and dramatic things happening quickly and swiftly. it is a dynamic time, an exciting time to be in space. it is only the beginning. i want to come back to this panel 20 years from now and see where we are. this week marks the 50th anniversary of when jfk went to a joint session of congress and said we want to go to the mission. we are still reaching for new heights 50 years later. we are at the beginning of unlocking what space can bring and a boundless opportunities that lie ahead. dodd-frank please still think the best is yet ahead. want to go to peter marquez who was instrumental within the obama white house on helping us draft our national space strategy. peter? [applause] >> thanks to david and jeff for putting this panel together. for me it has been great to sit here in the audience and listen to what happened and how we got to where we are. fascinating for me, appreciate the opportunity. one thing i want to talk about doesn't have to do with the content of policy but why we have a policy. a
as early as next year we will see human space flight in the suborbital -- these are big and dramatic things happening quickly and swiftly. it is a dynamic time, an exciting time to be in space. it is only the beginning. i want to come back to this panel 20 years from now and see where we are. this week marks the 50th anniversary of when jfk went to a joint session of congress and said we want to go to the mission. we are still reaching for new heights 50 years later. we are at the beginning of...
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this affects our economy in big ways. it affects jobs and our ability to get this economy back on track. closing this independent agency loophole is a reform that those of us on both sides of the aisle should join the president in supporting. this is the right vehicle to be able to achieve that. no major regulation whatever its source, should be imposed on american employers or or on state and local governments without a serious consideration of what the costs are what the benefits are and whether there is available a less burdensome alternative to achieve the same objective. this amendment moves us closer toward that goal. it's a commonsense amendment again, taking the president's executive order and memorandum of today and actually putting it into force through the force of law. thank you mr. president. i yield the floor and i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: thank you mr. president. i rise to discuss
this affects our economy in big ways. it affects jobs and our ability to get this economy back on track. closing this independent agency loophole is a reform that those of us on both sides of the aisle should join the president in supporting. this is the right vehicle to be able to achieve that. no major regulation whatever its source, should be imposed on american employers or or on state and local governments without a serious consideration of what the costs are what the benefits are and...
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because people look at them for some big boats, big on health care reform or some other big matters, on what to do about epa regulation over osha regulations, what to do about offshore drilling. a lot of this stuff comes and go so quickly that they don't hear the other side, they don't feel pressure from the other side. and they do have to raise money, and they live within this system where every day they are going out, doing fundraisers, lobbyists are at the fundraisers giving them money. these are the people they talk to, they listen to. it's almost an and ecological problem as much as one of laws and legal decisions. so it's really, the key take away here is for anything to change for there to be a constitutional amendment, any laws passed or even a cultural shift that will cause of candidates to be less able to take money. there has to be a shift in outlook sentiment. you have to be -- you can't stop it all. it has to be kind of shameful. if an umpire left a baseball game and then there was a story the next day saying that they had taken money from one side, from one set of playe
because people look at them for some big boats, big on health care reform or some other big matters, on what to do about epa regulation over osha regulations, what to do about offshore drilling. a lot of this stuff comes and go so quickly that they don't hear the other side, they don't feel pressure from the other side. and they do have to raise money, and they live within this system where every day they are going out, doing fundraisers, lobbyists are at the fundraisers giving them money....
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it is a big democratic district. you won with 51% one the top of your ticket got blown out of your county by 20 points. you can't be on the judiciary committee. last thing you need is being on tv every day fighting with barney frank and maxine waters over guns and abortion. you need to get on the commerce committee. i went and saw chairman hyde and he invited me to join the committee and i am flattered but the answer is no. have to get on the commerce committee. i will deal with you on the vote. i am a social conservative but i don't need to get into the infighting. the next year henry kept coming and approaching me saying you are the guy i want on the committee. i would love to have you and for the same year i kept rebuffing him a nice way and for the end of my first year in congress, he said you are a member of -- you have got most of those hollywood movie studios in your district, the entertainment industry. their lifeblood is intellectual property and protecting intellectual property. he says we have an intellect
it is a big democratic district. you won with 51% one the top of your ticket got blown out of your county by 20 points. you can't be on the judiciary committee. last thing you need is being on tv every day fighting with barney frank and maxine waters over guns and abortion. you need to get on the commerce committee. i went and saw chairman hyde and he invited me to join the committee and i am flattered but the answer is no. have to get on the commerce committee. i will deal with you on the...
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apple wuss big, then it -- was big, then it went away for a while, then it was back again. so it should be obvious that the 1980s is back, and for various reasons i argue in the book, it is back. and i don't think it's just because of the nostalgia factor although that's certainly a factor. also there's some coincidences. i had mentioned on my radio show a couple days ago that the weird coincidence, although you may see it not just as a coincidence, that 25 years ago almost to the exact week and, certainly, to the exact month the united states military was bombing libya, and the world was wrapped with the detention about a nuclear meltdown at chernobyl. those two things happened almost exactly 25 years ago to the month. so as much of this is pop culture, some of it is very, very real. and what i argue in the book is that the popular culture of the 1980s, the iconography of the 1980s in many ways has inspired the way we hook at real world -- look at real world events and how real world, i guess you would call them actors, behave today. so here are just, again, some examples,
apple wuss big, then it -- was big, then it went away for a while, then it was back again. so it should be obvious that the 1980s is back, and for various reasons i argue in the book, it is back. and i don't think it's just because of the nostalgia factor although that's certainly a factor. also there's some coincidences. i had mentioned on my radio show a couple days ago that the weird coincidence, although you may see it not just as a coincidence, that 25 years ago almost to the exact week...
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w but we just took a big run at getting our health care costs icck in line. def $1.3 trillion in deficit savingo according to cbo. mr. president, in conclusion,w f the overview of the budgethat framework that we are offering our colleagues for their $ consideration provides $4 trillion in deficit reductios over ten years. it's actually 5 trillion if measured on the same basis as the fiscal commission.hat we we have adopted what we think is a more plausible baseline int light of things that haveed s happened so far this year. still lies the debt by 2014, tht deficit to 2.5% of gdp by 2015 and 1.3% by 2021. tax r but tax reform that simplifieso, that goes after offshore tax havens and tax shelters and previews fairness and we rejectt the house gop plan to end the to medicare as we know it andwe prt protect education, energy andins infrastructure investments.ic we have balance the deficit and debt reduction plans, cuttinging spending by about $2 trillion, providing additional revenue by about $2 trillion. as let me conclude as i began by r saying ourev revenue p
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there were some big losses unfortunately some big lessons or perhaps the biggest loss was the program. we encourage the consolidation of the military and civilian whether. they met with mixed nasa and know what and dod to agree on a systemic group phenomenally out of the budget just went haywire and the requirements for the system or uncontrolled in a way that the spending went dramatically out control and eventually the program had to be killed and separated, so there was a big loss. or passion about the program. a single stage to orbit i learned a very important lesson which is about policy never trump's physics. so you can say whatever you want, but if you can't do it coming and we wanted to build a single stage door -- to the orbit and the camera with a beautiful concept that looked like the future we just didn't have the technology. and ultimately we did not have the will either. >> i wouldn't say that national security space was a loss under our -- under the administration. i think a lot of great programs were developed, but i can't really take credit for any of that is what i a
there were some big losses unfortunately some big lessons or perhaps the biggest loss was the program. we encourage the consolidation of the military and civilian whether. they met with mixed nasa and know what and dod to agree on a systemic group phenomenally out of the budget just went haywire and the requirements for the system or uncontrolled in a way that the spending went dramatically out control and eventually the program had to be killed and separated, so there was a big loss. or...
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what's the big deal? >> and a naturalized u.s. citizen could be governor of arizona not perhaps tomorrow but it could happen. >> absolutely. [inaudible] born in mexico? >> and number of people born in mexico a lot in the position. >> needless to say not only mexicans but secretaries of state, etc.. >> we want to give everybody an opportunity for dialogue if you wouldn't mind raising your hand introducing yourself i'm going to start with the co-sponsor of this and then come back to jimmy. >> thank you. i'm the director of the program to america, and we have had a great collaboration with jorge and i had the privilege of editing to him from time to time at the various newspapers and it's always been an intellectual privileged to work with you and i really congratulate you on this book which is fantastic. i had the opportunity to finish it yesterday. i wanted to ask you, one of the most riveting passages was your description about the lack of social cohesion and civic engagement in mexico. when you look at the statistics of associati
what's the big deal? >> and a naturalized u.s. citizen could be governor of arizona not perhaps tomorrow but it could happen. >> absolutely. [inaudible] born in mexico? >> and number of people born in mexico a lot in the position. >> needless to say not only mexicans but secretaries of state, etc.. >> we want to give everybody an opportunity for dialogue if you wouldn't mind raising your hand introducing yourself i'm going to start with the co-sponsor of this and...
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one is to look back in history when we've had big problems and sotions. came up with big solutions. the 1980's are a particular timg i was in the state legislaturein then and it was happening in yed washington. when i was 39 years old in 1983 ronald reagan and tip o'neill had a meeting at the whiteal house. i wasn't there but allegedly ith went something like this. the president said social security's going broke in about 20 years we just got a report. .e need to fix it. agree o'neill said i agree.to wor i'm going to work on it but i'm wi not willing llto raise the tax d o'neill said i'm willing to to k work, but i don't want to cut the benefit.ooked at the the actuary and said what we dos you push the eligibility out and get the system back in the actuarial soundness. 1 i was 39 in 1983. i would have been collecting age social security at 65 in 2010gan yut because reagan and o'nealhe got to get ready pushed mye y eligibility out by one year to age 66, 65 and now incrementally goes up two years to 67 in a few years. that's the system and actuarial7 soundness for 67 years.dden i agai
one is to look back in history when we've had big problems and sotions. came up with big solutions. the 1980's are a particular timg i was in the state legislaturein then and it was happening in yed washington. when i was 39 years old in 1983 ronald reagan and tip o'neill had a meeting at the whiteal house. i wasn't there but allegedly ith went something like this. the president said social security's going broke in about 20 years we just got a report. .e need to fix it. agree o'neill said i...
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that's a really big deal. yes, you need to applaud for that and then you need to go out and work it up. >> bring it up, the sass. >> you bet. >> you really highlighted a point that a lot of people don't think about how this really is delivering on a promise for everyone. and you talked about how women can benefit a lot from this bill. and just thinking about our generation regardless of the political affiliation that a person may -- a young person may be swayed to, we all have this passion of equality to all, what are some of the steps that the administration is taking to ensure that all americans have access to care that they need regardless of race, gender and sexual orientation? >> well, it's a great question. i talked a little bit about women but a final piece of that snapshot. in the insurance market women are likely to pay 15 to 20% more for identical coverage. plans are less likely to have birth control coverage than they are to have viagra coverage. it makes not a lot of sense. >> oh, my god. [laughter
that's a really big deal. yes, you need to applaud for that and then you need to go out and work it up. >> bring it up, the sass. >> you bet. >> you really highlighted a point that a lot of people don't think about how this really is delivering on a promise for everyone. and you talked about how women can benefit a lot from this bill. and just thinking about our generation regardless of the political affiliation that a person may -- a young person may be swayed to, we all have...
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it was a very big deal to them. it helped them win the six-day war. but what didn't make the news was that after they were done with it, they made a deal with the cia to bring his mig to area 51. and td barnes was on the team that reverse engineered that in the mig. they took it down to its nuts and bolts and look at it to figure out what made it fly. and at the time we are engaged in the vietnam war, and our pilot over there were getting shot down in this terrible racial of nine to one. we were losing against the mig. the soviets were supplying the north vietnamese with the mig. and so there was a halt on the dogfight over vietnam wall the engineers worked on the transit out there at area 51. and after they reverse engineered it, that was called the tactical face. then they begin those called the tactical face. so they put the mig back together and they began flying it and dogfights, mock dogfights in the skies over at area 51, to figure out how to beat the mig in air to air combat. and what is not known until now, or kind of known only to the men wh
it was a very big deal to them. it helped them win the six-day war. but what didn't make the news was that after they were done with it, they made a deal with the cia to bring his mig to area 51. and td barnes was on the team that reverse engineered that in the mig. they took it down to its nuts and bolts and look at it to figure out what made it fly. and at the time we are engaged in the vietnam war, and our pilot over there were getting shot down in this terrible racial of nine to one. we...
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big entitlement programs. st too is on and on this americy sustainable path. the average american pays about $110,000 into medicare over his or her life time. but on average, the average american was used to benefit mec over $300,000 undramatic care. there again, it is not tough. in that is unsustainable with the n average american pays $110,000 receives the benefit of theentlt $300,000.am. ycial security, and other huges entitlement program.s this year it's taking in less than its spending on current retirees. that did reckoning was going to be several years down the road. it has been accelerated. h it is here and it tears now,n right now. social security is taking in an giving tax revenue less than it's getting and paying out benefits to retirees. and so what does this mean thath been up and up so we have mores new debt under thisebt administration, more new debt ci under president, then the debt compiled under all of theed previous presidents combined rgth george bush to the nest geo george -- the latest ge
big entitlement programs. st too is on and on this americy sustainable path. the average american pays about $110,000 into medicare over his or her life time. but on average, the average american was used to benefit mec over $300,000 undramatic care. there again, it is not tough. in that is unsustainable with the n average american pays $110,000 receives the benefit of theentlt $300,000.am. ycial security, and other huges entitlement program.s this year it's taking in less than its spending on...
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how big was it? how many people there in those days? >> rome was about half a million. >> was it, you say was it a republic? >> it was still a republic, yes. it was a republic. it had these assemblies. that had these people's tribunate. it had the senate. the senate was not elected by anybody, well, actually, that's not true. anybody, it's a strange aristocracy. it was somewhat her ed tarry, but it was also electoral. the way your family became an aristocratic family was whe if u had someone in your lineage who had been elected to the highest office which was council. roman council. there were two elected every year. and usually they were elected from the families that already were aristocratic families. >> how did rome fit into italy? >> rome, by this time, by the late republic, dominated all of italy. and there were struggles going on. ceasar was one of them. by people who wanted to extend citizenship beyond rome to much of italy. to the other provinces of italy. so that they would not be subjects, they would be citizens. >> define a
how big was it? how many people there in those days? >> rome was about half a million. >> was it, you say was it a republic? >> it was still a republic, yes. it was a republic. it had these assemblies. that had these people's tribunate. it had the senate. the senate was not elected by anybody, well, actually, that's not true. anybody, it's a strange aristocracy. it was somewhat her ed tarry, but it was also electoral. the way your family became an aristocratic family was whe...
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that's how incumbents lose big it is because they are challenged from within. that's the jimmy carter was challenged by ted kennedy. lyndon johnson was challenged in be. the easiest way to lose an incumbent president is to have to fight to battles at once. as much as i come even if i find america's ago with obama, if i thought he was terrible i still wouldn't be against challenging him. i would be building for 2016. >> with that one why don't we opened up to questions from the audience. you can ask about the presidency. you can ask about eric's dietary restrictions. [laughter] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] >> i can do that. i can be part of it. israel and american jews i want my big issues like pay a lot of attention to it. obama blue in the middle east. there's a very long question. how would one possess obama's dealings with netanyahu and what can we expect from hamas agreement, is that basically it? and egypt. i don't know about egypt. he blew it with regard to the middle east because he started out as he's done altogether too often for many of our cas
that's how incumbents lose big it is because they are challenged from within. that's the jimmy carter was challenged by ted kennedy. lyndon johnson was challenged in be. the easiest way to lose an incumbent president is to have to fight to battles at once. as much as i come even if i find america's ago with obama, if i thought he was terrible i still wouldn't be against challenging him. i would be building for 2016. >> with that one why don't we opened up to questions from the audience....
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so there are some big families. but there are also--i have lots of families that are just--children wiped out by diphtheria or tuberculosis or cholera. i mean, so it's--it's a mixed picture; it's not--it's not even. and that's true of just about everything about this generation. c-span: who got educated? >> guest: well, in the north, almost everyone, including free blacks got three years of three-month schooling. that was the goal, to teach reading, writing and ciphering. south, it would be many fewer, but there were lots of academies for planters' children in the south. what's fascinating about teaching is that--illiteracy--is that teaching was the great s--bridge for talented boys and even some talented girls to get off the family farm, then if they were good at book learning, they could become teachers, and then a year or two they could move into one of the new areas, perhaps become a lawyer, move on to becoming a newspaper editor, a clerk in a store. it's fascinating what teaching offered young people. c-span: h
so there are some big families. but there are also--i have lots of families that are just--children wiped out by diphtheria or tuberculosis or cholera. i mean, so it's--it's a mixed picture; it's not--it's not even. and that's true of just about everything about this generation. c-span: who got educated? >> guest: well, in the north, almost everyone, including free blacks got three years of three-month schooling. that was the goal, to teach reading, writing and ciphering. south, it would...
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trouble also casts a big set up was particularly daunting. but extraordinarily rewarding. there are certain voices that one hears when one writes. anthony lukas was one. i'm very humbled to receive this award. thank you. [applause] [applause] >> next finalist his paul greenberg. the future of the last while food. ♪ has written everything but the ticket from the outer banks to japan to norway in pursuit of the good fish, self sustaining, plentiful, tasty comanche. taught was such a fish and to commercial fishing lives like a contender for a while. tuna, the fourth fish will never be any of those things except for tasty. the number one example of what not seek. his case for environmental response will fishing industry and 39 for all is both highly readable and very important. come on up. [applause] [applause] >> i'll say a word to. i am really glad to see fish recognized in the general scheme of things. often their under water, and is really no coincidence that there are not recognized. but you know, there are many fish in the sea. can't talk
trouble also casts a big set up was particularly daunting. but extraordinarily rewarding. there are certain voices that one hears when one writes. anthony lukas was one. i'm very humbled to receive this award. thank you. [applause] [applause] >> next finalist his paul greenberg. the future of the last while food. ♪ has written everything but the ticket from the outer banks to japan to norway in pursuit of the good fish, self sustaining, plentiful, tasty comanche. taught was such a fish...